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RUGBY: Former All Black Daryl Gibson will replace Michael Cheika as the New South Wales Waratahs head coach for the next three Super Rugby seasons, the club said on Thursday.

The retail prices of cigarettes, beer and liquor have been raised by around 2 per cent after the new sports tax took effect last Friday (March 27).

The Thai-Chinese Tourism Alliance Association (TCTA) has urged the government, particularly local administration offices, to recruit more tour guides who can speak Chinese, in order to keep up with the increasing number of Chinese tourists who travel on their own rather than in tour groups.

These masterminds know how to get the job done, especially against themselves.

Dozens of kids stomped hundreds of butterflies to death during an event in Chengdu, China last Saturday (March 28).

PHUKET: Four Burmese men and one Burmese woman were arrested in Patong on Tuesday (March 31) after being caught in possession of kratom leaves, kratom juice and marijuana following raids on two worker̕s camps.

A civil servant who made up deaths, and even claimed he was going to the same person’s funeral twice, has been sacked in Japan.

PHUKET: A Chinese tourist who had taken a tour from Phuket drowned while diving off Koh Phi Phi yesterday afternoon (April 1).

Europe has quietly begun to vet safety standards of Thai Airways International (THAI) aeroplanes that fly to its airports over concerns about Thailands aviation safety standards.